two-thousand two (sometimes with the interceding "and").
those who say "twenty-oh-two" sound to me like those trying to apply the convention of previous centuries (nineteen-oh-three, nineteen-eighty-seven, etc.) to the new date convention, and it just comes off sounding wrong. course, who knows what they were saying a thousand years ago, so maybe it'll stick.
i just wish i could live to see the the NEXT century... modern medicine, you have approximately 50-60 years to make that dream a reality (before my person will probably be too worn out to continue much further, regardless of technology or medicine).
I don't know why but recently I have been saying "Twenty Oh Two" it just sounds more right. You don't say "Nine Hundred Ninety Nine," do you?
I would call this decade the "Twenty Hundreds". Most of the time I refer to 1900-1910 as the "Nineteen Hundreds," So I guess that works best. However I've also noticed that some of my history book have referred to the period from 1900-1919, simply as "Pre-1920's" or "Turn of the century".
Whatever floats your boat I guess, I think most people are smart enough to figure it out whatever you call it.
Well, the year is too early to tell you what I've become accustomed to saying. But so far, it looks to be two-thousand-and-two.
Of course, last millennium we might say "nineteen-ninety-nine" instead of "nineteen-hundred-and-ninety-nine," but this year we might say two-thousand-and-two instead of twenty-oh-two, because... well, I think the general public likes to pronounce the year with five or more syllables. We're all used to it. Anything less seems strange, abrupt, and unusual.
Anyway, this decade is the Aughts, as far as I'm concerned. The next one can be the Teens, and then we can move into the roaring Twenties.
[quote] Cosmonut: What I'm wondering is: what do we call this decade? The "oh's"? The tens? Come to think of it, I can't think of how anyone says the first decade of the 1900's (1900-1910) either. The closest I can think of is "the turn of the century." <hr></blockquote>
Some people in England are saying it might be referred to as the 'naughties' (lots of noughts + also lots of naughtiness going on this decade - apparantly) Bad pun and I don't like it personally.
It has tae be 'two-thoosand-and-two AD': it has a certain gravitas. There is great danger in no' giving the year the respect it deserves and tae refer tae it by the mare glib 'twenty-oh-two' is tae risk the wrath o' the primordial time-forces which like respect.
Beware lest in the midst o' oor over-familiarity the year turn upon us wi' iron jaws, maul us, toss us up in the air and generally hae it's way wi' us. Dinnae be fooled by 2002's baby-like disguise. It will soon grow up wi' big strong muscles and teeth, and a fiery temper as like as not.
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those who say "twenty-oh-two" sound to me like those trying to apply the convention of previous centuries (nineteen-oh-three, nineteen-eighty-seven, etc.) to the new date convention, and it just comes off sounding wrong. course, who knows what they were saying a thousand years ago, so maybe it'll stick.
i just wish i could live to see the the NEXT century... modern medicine, you have approximately 50-60 years to make that dream a reality (before my person will probably be too worn out to continue much further, regardless of technology or medicine).
ah, well, i digress...
When was it held?
1999 - "Nineteen Ninety Nine"
2000 - "Two Thousand"
2001 - "Two Thousand One"
2002 - "Twenty Oh Two"
(104.1 - "One Oh Four Point One")
I don't know why but recently I have been saying "Twenty Oh Two" it just sounds more right. You don't say "Nine Hundred Ninety Nine," do you?
I would call this decade the "Twenty Hundreds". Most of the time I refer to 1900-1910 as the "Nineteen Hundreds," So I guess that works best. However I've also noticed that some of my history book have referred to the period from 1900-1919, simply as "Pre-1920's" or "Turn of the century".
Whatever floats your boat I guess, I think most people are smart enough to figure it out whatever you call it.
[ 12-29-2001: Message edited by: Dogcow ]</p>
Twenty-Oh-Two is stupid.
Spanish is the way of the future. It's sexier.
<strong>dos mil y dos
Twenty-Oh-Two is stupid.
Spanish is the way of the future. It's sexier.</strong><hr></blockquote>
You've been hanging with the ethics too much again sir
although i am saving my teatro en casa box cuz it sounds svelte even if that isn't a word.
Of course, last millennium we might say "nineteen-ninety-nine" instead of "nineteen-hundred-and-ninety-nine," but this year we might say two-thousand-and-two instead of twenty-oh-two, because... well, I think the general public likes to pronounce the year with five or more syllables. We're all used to it. Anything less seems strange, abrupt, and unusual.
Anyway, this decade is the Aughts, as far as I'm concerned. The next one can be the Teens, and then we can move into the roaring Twenties.
[ 01-01-2002: Message edited by: TheJoshu ]</p>
Two thousand and two.
[quote] Cosmonut: What I'm wondering is: what do we call this decade? The "oh's"? The tens? Come to think of it, I can't think of how anyone says the first decade of the 1900's (1900-1910) either. The closest I can think of is "the turn of the century." <hr></blockquote>
Some people in England are saying it might be referred to as the 'naughties' (lots of noughts + also lots of naughtiness going on this decade - apparantly) Bad pun and I don't like it personally.
TMA
Beware lest in the midst o' oor over-familiarity the year turn upon us wi' iron jaws, maul us, toss us up in the air and generally hae it's way wi' us. Dinnae be fooled by 2002's baby-like disguise. It will soon grow up wi' big strong muscles and teeth, and a fiery temper as like as not.
Brithers and sisters; ye hae been warned!
Easy to say, and confuses everybody
As far as the decade, I say "The Two Thousands". The next decade will be the Tens, then the...etc
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Ok maybe not.
J :cool: